Council Report
In an effort to improve communi-cations with members ACM News will
include a report of recent ACM National Council meetings. More details
will be included in a bulletin for branches, which will be circulated
after each meeting.
Council met at the end of September. The following items were discussed:
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The budget for 2002 was approved and it was agreed not to increase
membership subscriptions.
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The new three year strategic plan and annual operational plan were
approved. Copies of the strategic plan are available from the ACM
office.
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A discussion paper on the structure of ACM was considered, detailing
alternative options for the organisation of Council and categories
of membership. Council requested a further report including proposals
be prepared for the next meeting, with a view to seeking approval
for changes at the AGM in March 2002.
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Final arrangements for the ACM conference in March 2002 were agreed.
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It was agreed to give consideration to joining the Trades Union
Congress in 2002.
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ACM’s response to the Schools White Paper was approved.
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The difficulties being discussed with Edexcel were discussed and
it was agreed to seek a meeting in order to express the Association’s
concerns.
Further details on any of these issues can be obtained from the
ACM office, or on the ACM web-site at acm.uk.com
The Commission for Black Staff in Further Education
The Commission for Black Staff in Further Education has issued its
Interim Report, detailing witness evidence and survey findings highlighting
institutional racism in further education.
The Commission was established by the Association of Colleges, NATFHE,
the Network for Black Managers and the Further Education Funding Council
at the end of 1999 as a result of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry report,
with funding from the Department for Education and Skills and the Learning
and Skills Council. Its aim is to investigate the employment position
of Black staff in colleges and the barriers to their career progression
in the further education sector. Council member Ahmed Choonara, Principal
of South Nottingham College, represents ACM on the Commission.
Copies of the Interim Report can be obtained from Josephine Ocloo, Project
Director, Commission for Black Staff in Further Education, Association
of Colleges, 5th Floor Centre Point, 103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A
1RG.
ACM Conference for Managers
Leading Quality and Inclusion
Thursday 14th and Friday 15th March 2002
Hilton, East Midlands
Since the conference report in the last edition of ACM
News, four more speakers have been confirmed:
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Geoff Hall, Director of Learning Programmes Learning & Skills
Council
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David Hunter, Chief Executive FENTO
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Susan Pember, Director Adult Basic Skills Strategy Unit
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John Dunford, General Secretary Secondary Heads Association
These speakers will join Chris Hughes, Stephen Grix, Julia Dowd, David
Gibson, John Brennan, Reg Chapman, Nadine Cartner, Richard Atkins, Mary
Conneely, Josephine Ocloo, Keith Weller, Peter Pendle and John Rockett.
The conference brochure will be with you shortly. To guarantee your
place, complete the booking form and fax it back to us as soon as possible.
Places are limited and bookings will be taken on a first come first
served basis.
No increase in subscriptions in 2002
ACM’s Council has decided against increasing membership subscription
rates in 2002. Many other unions have been forced to charge their members
more. For example, SHA (Secondary Heads Association) is planning increases
of up to 6%. Through a combination of shrewd financial management of
expenditure and increasing revenue from other activities, as well as
increasing applications from new members, members will continue to pay
only £15 each month.